Fruit
Fragaria × ananassa
B tier
Fragaria × ananassa is the hybrid garden strawberry—the large commercial fruit from Chilean and Virginia wild parents, not woodland wild strawberries. Size, firmness, and perfume vary wildly by cultivar and season. Species labelling marks modern garden strawberries. Pick named types (Albion, Gariguette, Mara des Bois) when flavour or shelf life matters.
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Cultivar VariableGarden Hybrid SpeciesLarge FruitSpecies LevelSpecies UmbrellaVariable Quality
History
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Hybridisation in Brittany produced the large garden strawberry complex.
Named Fragaria × ananassa cultivars spread through European and American gardens.
Industrial breeding prioritised firm shipping strawberries under the hybrid species.
Flavour-led cultivars pushed back against purely cosmetic shipping types.